“Dudamel’s original contract as music director was for a five-year term and would have ended in 2014. The contract now extends through the orchestra’s centennial year.”
Tag: 02.03.11
San Francisco Opera Runs $1.5M Deficit
“The San Francisco Opera posted a deficit of more than $1.5 million for the fiscal year 2009-10, attributing the red ink largely to a decline of roughly 25 percent in income from ticket sales.”
Benjamin Millepied, Ballet’s Biggest Pop Celebrity Since Baryshnikov?
“Already, he has been featured in glossy magazines like Details, which photographed him shirtless, hanging from a barre, in a profile last December that said he was about to ‘leap into the upper echelon of celebrity.’ … But now, as [Natalie] Portman’s fiancé, Mr. Millepied has become tabloid fodder.”
A Tory Shift In UK Artists?
“The arts are aligning themselves with the Tories in ways much more subtle and insidious than simple endorsements. Just as New Labour managed to slot itself into the wider moment known as Cool Britannia, so there are lines that can be drawn from musicians, actors, film-makers and novelists to people at the top of government.”
Scientists: Want A Great Idea? Zap Yourself With Electricity
“Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a safe and non-invasive method of temporarily altering the activity of neurons by passing weak currents through electrodes on the scalp. It can enhance mathematical skills, memory, attention and language learning.”
Setting The Record Straight On Wojnarowicz’s ‘A Fire in My Belly’
“Amid the heated debate over whether the Smithsonian was right to remove ‘Fire’ from an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, a lot of the facts about the artwork have become clouded, obscured and even misconstrued by the public and various reports.”
Canadian Government Says It Will Overturn Ruling To Meter Internet Use
“Industry Minister Tony Clement says the government will overturn a CRTC decision on internet usage-based billing unless the telecommunications agency watchdog reverses course.”
Protests After University President Removes Art Work From Show
“The president of Gainesville State College, last week had an adjunct art instructor’s painting — dealing with themes of racism and violence in American history — removed from a faculty art show. Faculty members are blasting the decision to remove the painting and the fact that the president did so, they say, prior to consulting the arts faculty or anyone at the college’s gallery.”
Free Online Classes – Will They Survive?
“As pressure mounts on online courseware projects to demonstrate their value and/or become self-supporting, will the world’s premier universities be able to stay above the fray of online degree programs and pay-to-play course materials? Can they afford to stay pure, righteous, and unaccountable?”
Sphinx Makes A Mark With Minority Musicians
The numbers show that minorities make up less than 5% of musicians in American orchestras, but Sphinx is having an effect. Though the average age of former laureates is 25, six Sphinx alums have won jobs with major orchestras